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Frankenhalvøya

Coordinates: 78°37′N 21°12′E / 78.617°N 21.200°E / 78.617; 21.200
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Frankenhalvøya is a peninsula at Barentsøya, Svalbard. It has a length of about nine kilometers, and a width of six kilometers. The peninsula is named after the German region of Franconia.[1] The bay of Dorstbukta is situated between Frankenhalvøya and Besselsbreen.[2] Northeast of the peninsula is the headland Kapp Voejkov.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Frankenhalvøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Dorstbukta (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Kapp Voejkov (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

78°37′N 21°12′E / 78.617°N 21.200°E / 78.617; 21.200